BITS AND PIECES 05/13
PUSSSYKATT
--INSPIRATION: Arnold Schwarzenegger and some of his best-known movies going to
China next week as part of a campaign to promote the Special Olympics sports
program for mentally handicapped Chinese citizens.
--TOLD YOU SO: As we reported last week, Candian actor Hayden Christensen
officially named the next Anakin Skywalker.
--SURPRISE! George Clooney made an unannounced--and unhyped--appearance on ER
last night. Even NBC brass reportedly didn't know he was coming back for
Julianna Margulies' last show. The show scored a 24.2 rating and a 37 share
Thursday night, leading NBC to a May sweeps victory over Millionaire and ABC.
--HELP! Thieves carried out an audacious robbery Friday morning in Liverpool,
stealing the gates from the children's home immortalized in the Beatles song
"Strawberry Fields Forever."
--RELOCATION TIME? NBC insiders say there's a 50-50 chance the network will
move Frasier back to Tuesdays next fall, putting Will and Grace in the prime
Thursday slot currently occupied by the Kelsey Grammer sitcom.
--OUCH! John Travolta's sci-fi flick Battlefield Earth opening this weekend to
generally horrible reviews.
--MOVING PICTURES: Microsoft's WebTV finally unveiling long-awaited streaming
audio and video capabilities for users to upgrade with free software.
--BIRTHDAY GIRL: Screen icon Katharine Hepburn turned 93 yesterday. She's
reportedly spending the day with friends in her Connecticut home.
--PINNINGS: Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey scooped up top honors as
best-selling male and female artists of the millennium at the 12th annual World
Music Awards in Monaco.
--DEAD FUNNY: HBO committing to an ensemble series set at a mortuary from
Oscar-winning American Beauty scribe Alan Ball. Six Feet Under will focus on a
family that owns and operates a Los Angeles funeral home.
--WHAT IS IN THAT SODA? Fountain Prods is producing a new version of William
Gibson's 1959 play The Miracle Worker for ABC that will feature Hallie
Eisenberg (the Pepsi girl), in the role of Helen Keller.
--SECOND TO GO: The game show Twenty One, hosted by Maury Povich, has been
canceled, the New York Post reports.
--PRIZE-WORTHY: Thetelevine.com, a new TV-themed Website, is giving away a Spin
City script autographed by Michael J. Fox and castmates. Register before May 25
to win.
--LIFE NO. 10: Cats, Broadway's longest-running show, being extended to close
September 10. Since the closing was announced, weekly ticket sales have more
than doubled.
E! ONLINE...by Joshua Grossberg and Victoria Withey
--Ricky Martin and Natalie Portman may get down and dirty in the Dirty Dancing
sequel. The two are in early discussions about updating the 1987 hit that
originally starred Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Artisan Entertainment and
Miramax Films have teamed up and plan to add a Latin twist by setting the new
version in Miami's South Beach. No deals have been signed, and a production
schedule has not been set.
--Hallie Eisenberg, aka the "Pepsi Girl," plays Helen Keller in Disney's new
version of The Miracle Worker. Alison Elliott (The Spitfire Grill) costars as
Annie Sullivan, the teacher who opens up the world for blind and deaf Keller.
The project will air on ABC.
--William H. Macy and David Paymer are in Focus, an indie thriller based on an
Arthur Miller novel. The film, set in New York during World War II, is about a
man (Macy) forced to become aware of the anti-Semitism in his neighborhood when
a Jewish immigrant (Paymer) is targeted by bigots. Neal Slavin makes his
feature directorial debut, with shooting kicking off this month.
--Christopher Walken joins Hilary Swank and Adrien Brody in The Affair of the
Necklace. Walken plays an infamous con artist in this Warner Bros.-Alcon
Entertainment flick about a plot to swipe a priceless piece of jewelry.
NY POST...PAGE SIX...
--"INSIDE Edition" anchor Deborah Norville wants to show how almost anyone can
become a pop star. The perky Norville is recording a single with deejay Junior
Vasquez for a story on how the music industry works. Norville is also being
styled for the CD's cover art, and the single will be debuted at Joe's Pub once
Vasquez has remixed her to a listenable level.
--Someone broke into the Miss Universe pageant in Cyprus and vandalized the
shoes of nine contestants. Shoe designer Stuart Weitzman was working overtime
on the strappy sandals for the swimsuit competition ...
--Lauryn Hill sent her personal shopper to the Susan Lazar warehouse to acquire
the entire "egg" line of denim ...
--Jade Jagger is hosting a private viewing of Phillips auctioneers contemporary
art sale Monday for the likes of Milla Jovovich, Michelle Hicks, and Nat
Rothschild ...
--Source magazine co-founder John Schecter and ex-Vibe editor Sasha Jenkins
just shot a pilot for an edgy, hip-hop version of "Soul Train."
--IF you want divas at your party, you have to be ready with the right drinks.
At Thursday night's Clickradio.com party at Exit, Star Jones showed up early.
Spies said "The View" co-host sat down and asked for champagne. When the
waitress proferred a bottle of Taittinger, Jones declared: "I don't drink this
stuff! I drink the real stuff - Cristal!" The Clickradio staff ordered the $350
bottle, but the Exit staff demanded a credit card to open a tab before they
delivered the bubbly. Jones' rep laughed at this account. "Please - Star only
drinks Veuve Cliquot, and there was no problem with that," she said. Later on
that night, partygoers were concerned that Foxxy Brown had hurt herself when
she tried to catch Sisqo's act and tripped on her Gucci high heels on the way
from the green room, falling down a flight of stairs. But it was a case of
mistaken identity: Brown was at the top of the stairs laughing away as her
rep's assistant, Merilyn Mitchell, took the plunge. Mitchell is fine. Meanwhile
the Village People, with all the original characters except the Biker man,
promised they were coming out with a new album "soon" after they obliged the
crowd with "YMCA."
--"IN some ways Ed [Burns] finds it a pain in the neck, but on the other hand,
it's probably an ego boost for him because everyone can see he has a sexy
girlfriend" - Heather Graham discussing her cinematic sex scenes in a Scottish
paper ...
--"IF it hadn't been for Clive [Davis], I'd probably be singing in a piano bar
somewhere in the East Village, complaining about how no one understood me" -
Barry Manilow on "CNN Newsstand."
--PLUS model Anna Nicole Smith is gearing up for battle. During lunch at
Manhattan Bistro, she told her former publicist David Granoff she's eager for
her day in court facing Pierce Marshall, the son of her late husband, oilman
Howard Marshall. "I'm looking forward to the truth coming out," she said.
Pierce claims his dad was senile when he left his estate to the former topless
dancer. The trial date is Sept. 1.
--TEEN queen Rachel Leigh Cook has paired off with Brandon Davis, son of former
Paramount chief Martin. The two have been seen together all over L.A., most
recently arm-in-arm at the launch party for Tommy Hilfiger's new fragrance at
Hollywood's North Bar. The star of "She's All That" then left - alone - to film
"Tangled," which she's co-producing in Toronto. Cook's rep said the two are
just friends.
RUSH AND MOLLOY...NY DAILY NEWS...
--Jerry Seinfeld and Jessica Sklar can take a giant step toward becoming
parents. They now have a little nephew on whom to practice. On Thursday,
Sklar's sister, Rebecca Shalam, and brother-in-law Ari became the proud parents
of a boy. It's the couple's first; they named him Jacob Liam. No doubt the
Seinfelds will have a leg up on everyone else by the time they go to baby
classes and the instructor hands them a plastic doll to diaper.
--Britney, Mandy . . . Mandy, Britney. Who knows the difference? Certainly not
some of the fans in Times Square the other night when teen singer Mandy Moore
showed up with MTV veejay Brian McFayden at the grand opening of Bar Code. As
she walked into the 24-hour-a-day high-tech arcade, fans started shouting,
"Britney!" Maybe they were confused by Moore's blond hair, but many people sure
thought she was that other pop star, Spears. By the way, Britney eventually did
show at the party and she proceeded to try her hand at many of the video games,
including the driving-simulator motorcycle. Joining her and Moore at the event
were Carson Daly and girlfriend Tara Reid, Duncan Sheik, Damon Dash, Tom
Fontana, Dean Winters, Granville Adams and Frankie Rayder. Funny, but I don't
recall anyone shouting "Mandy!" at Britney.
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